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  An imperial edict issued in 1896 by Emperor Guangxu, established Nanyang
  Public School in Shanghai. The normal school, school of foreign studies,
  middle school and a high school were established. Sheng Xuanhuai, the person
  responsible for proposing the idea to the emperor, became the first president
  and is regarded as the founder of the university.

  During the 1930s, the university gained a reputation of nurturing top
  engineers. After the foundation of People's Republic, some faculties were
  transferred to other universities. A significant amount of its faculty were
  sent in 1956, by the national government, to Xi'an to help build up Xi'an Jiao
  Tong University in western China. Afterwards, the school was officially
  renamed Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

  Since the reform and opening up policy in China, SJTU has taken the lead in
  management reform of institutions for higher education, regaining its vigor
  and vitality with an unprecedented momentum of growth. SJTU includes five
  beautiful campuses, Xuhui, Minhang, Luwan Qibao, and Fahua, taking up an area
  of about \qty{3225833}{\square\metre}. A number of disciplines have been
  advancing towards the top echelon internationally, and a batch of burgeoning
  branches of learning have taken an important position domestically.

  Today SJTU has 31 schools (departments), 63 undergraduate programs, 250
  masters-degree programs, 203 Ph.D. programs, 28 post-doctorate programs, and
  11 state key laboratories and national engineering research centers.

  SJTU boasts a large number of famous scientists and professors, including 35
  academics of the Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering, 95 accredited
  professors and chair professors of the ``Cheung Kong Scholars Program'' and
  more than \num{2000} professors and associate professors.

  Its total enrollment of students amounts to \num{35929}, of which \num{1564}
  are international students. There are \num{16802} undergraduates, and
  \num{17563} masters and Ph.D. candidates. After more than a century of
  operation, Jiao Tong University has inherited the old tradition of ``high
  starting points, solid foundation, strict requirements and extensive
  practice.'' Students from SJTU have won top prizes in various competitions,
  including ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, International
  Mathematical Contest in Modeling and Electronics Design Contests. Famous
  alumni include Jiang Zemin, Lu Dingyi, Ding Guangen, Wang Daohan, Qian Xuesen,
  Wu Wenjun, Zou Taofen, Mao Yisheng, Cai Er, Huang Yanpei, Shao Lizi, Wang An
  and many more. More than 200 of the academics of the Chinese Academy of
  Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering are alumni of Jiao Tong
  University.
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